Romans 9:6

“But the present condition of Israel does not mean that the Word of God has failed.”

This passage is an outstanding rebuttal to those who fall for various forms of replacement theology & anti-Zionism, usually believing that 1) God’s plan for the Jews failed, and thus that the goal…

Mark 4:14–20

The parable of the sower explained.

Anyone involved in evangelism or ministry should take this parable to heart. It’s important to think about the real-world applications of the 4 scenarios described here: seed devoured by birds, seed that sprang up too quickly and was scorched…

Mark 12:29–31

I have a handy mnemonic for remembering the 10 commandments in two halves: Oh, I never sin, Mom! My awesome smart friend Christian. Allow me to explain:

O: One God (or no Other gods)

John 10:1–5

Yeshua (Jesus) describes Himself in this passage as the Good Shepherd. He comes to His sheep meeting all the requirements: fulfilling all the Messianic prophecies, walking in the ways of Torah and being of the lineage of David, a fellow Jew. Anyone who did not fulfill these requirements was clearly a false…

John 7:19, 24

“Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law?”

If Yeshua (Jesus) came to abolish the law of Moses, why would He say these words? I imagine if that were the case, then He would have more than likely said, “None of you keeps the law. Good! I came to nullify it…

Matthew 7:1–6

Judge not! Maybe the most famous bible passage among people who don’t read the bible? Much has been said about this passage, but anyone that attempts to evaluate it by ignoring everything after the first two words is probably clueless. Yeshua (Jesus) demands that we correct our brethren in love…

Luke 5:4–6

When Yeshua (Jesus) commanded Simon to “launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch,” it wasn’t only to show His power. Simon and the other fishermen had spent all day fishing without anything to show for it, and suddenly with Yeshua they had far more than they could ever ask for. It was as…

Matthew 5:17

Many people think (erroneously) that Yeshua (Jesus) did away with the Torah (Law) but this passage disproves any such “replacement theology.” The old covenant still applies, and furthermore, “fulfill the Torah” is actually a common Rabbinic idiom that refers to teaching the Torah — Yeshua went on to…

Matthew 22:41–46

Many have opined over the years about the dual nature of Yeshua (Jesus) being both fully man and fully God. Many have questioned whether, while walking in the flesh, Yeshua could be considered truly divine. But this passage clearly refutes the notion that Yeshua was anything less than. Yeshua…

Matthew 2:1–2

I used to think that the Magi followed the Star of Bethlehem all the way to Yeshua’s (Jesus’) birthplace, but in reading this passage carefully I noticed that the Magi come from the east and the star appears in the east — if they were to follow a star to get to Bethlehem, it would have to appear to…